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Interview with Jacob Herzog, part 1 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1539)
Herzog discusses his service in Okinawa, meeting and working with Nisei soldiers. Includes a few stories from the Pacific theater. Video starts at 0:54. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: II NY #23, Jacob Herzog. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1540/
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Interview with Jacob Herzog, part 3 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1541)
Herzog discusses WWII military intelligence, particularly in the Pacific (Saipan, Okinawa, the Gilbert Islands). Talks about the difficulty of getting Japanese soldiers to surrender. Video starts at 1:00. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: II NY #25, Jacob Herzog. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1542/
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5th Explosives Ordnance Disposal Detachment moving bomb in Naha, Okinawa (ddr-densho-1007-86)
Newspaper clippings/captions on back
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Interview with Shigeo Yamada, part 1 of 3 (ddr-densho-1007-1707)
Yamada discusses attending Keio University, being drafted into the Japanese navy, serving on the cruiser Yahagi, a "suicide mission" to occupied Okinawa, and learning Japanese in America as a child. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: II JA #46, Shigeo Yamada, Sun. Feb. 2. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1708/
